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THE
GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
82/2001/ND-CP
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Hanoi,
November 06, 2001
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DECREE
ON THE STATE CEREMONIES AND THE RECEPTION OF FOREIGN GUESTS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the September 30, 1992 Law on
Organization of the Government;
At the proposal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- This Decree
prescribes major activities in celebration of big anniversaries and the State
ceremonies for reception of foreign guests, aiming to promote patriotism and
the spirit of national pride and contribute to enhancing and expanding the
cooperative and friendly relations with countries and international
organizations.
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Article 3.- The Ministry
for Foreign Affairs shall propose reception levels for other high-level foreign
delegations other than the subjects prescribed in this Decree, depending on
each specific case.
Article 4.- In this
Decree, a number of terms and phrases shall be construed as follows:
1. Even year, round year and odd year mean the
(ordinal) number of anniversary years of events.
- The even years mean the anniversary years
ending in numeral "0";
- The round years mean the anniversary years
ending in numeral "5";
- The odd years mean the anniversary years
ending in other numerals.
2. The Diplomatic Corps include the heads of the
foreign diplomatic representations in Vietnam;
3. The international organizations in Hanoi
include the international organizations within the United Nations system and
the inter-governmental international organizations outside the United Nations
system, which have representative offices in Hanoi.
Chapter II
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Article 5.- The National
Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2).
1. In the odd year
- Leaders of the Party, the State, the National
Assembly and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and representatives
of the leadership of the central bodies of the socio-political organizations
(hereinafter called mass organizations) lay wreaths and pay tribute to
President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum and lay wreaths at the War Dead Monument
(hereinafter called the Monument for short).
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city jointly
organize a meeting, and invite leaders of the Party, the State, the National
Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and
mass organizations to attend.
- The Prime Minister receives the Diplomatic Corps
and chief representatives of the international organizations in Hanoi in form
of cocktail party.
- The Ministry for Foreign Affairs arranges the
floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum and the wreath laying
at the Monument for the Diplomatic Corps and chief representatives of the
international organizations in Hanoi.
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
jointly organize a meeting.
2. In the round year
- In the capital city of Hanoi, a meeting is
organized in the names of the Party Central Committee, the State, the National
Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; the
Diplomatic Corps and chief representatives of the international organizations
in Hanoi are invited to attend.
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- In Hanoi, the floral tribute paid to President
Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum and the wreath laying at the Monument are
organized like in the odd years.
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
organize a meeting.
3. In the even year
To organize meeting and parade at Ba Dinh
Square; leaders of the Party, the State, the National Assembly, the Government,
the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and mass organizations attend
the functions. The State President delivers a speech; in case of a military
parade, the Defense Minister reads Order of the Day; the Diplomatic Corps and
chief representatives of the international organizations in Hanoi are invited
to attend.
Other activities are organized like in the round
years.
Article 6.- Hung Kings’
death anniversary ( March 10 of lunar calendar)
The determination of the odd year, round year
and even year for organizing the Hung Kings’ death anniversary is calculated
according to solar calendar year.
1. In the odd year
The People’s Committee of Phu Tho province
organizes the ritual; invites leading officials of the Ministry of Culture and
Information to attend the incense-burning rite and organize activities during
the ritual.
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The People’s Committee of Phu Tho province
organize the ritual; invites representatives of the leadership of the Party,
the State, the National Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front
Central Committee and mass organizations to attend the incense-burning rite.
3. In the even year
The Ministry of Culture and Information and the
People’s Committee of Phu Tho province organize the ritual; invite leaders of
the Party, the State, the National Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam
Fatherland Front Central Committee and mass organizations to attend the
incense-burning rite.
Article 7.- The
Communist Party of Vietnam’s founding anniversary (February 3)
1. In the odd year
The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city organize a
meeting; invite representatives of the leadership of the Party, the State, the
National Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central
Committee and mass organizations to attend.
2. In the round year
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city organize a
meeting; invite leaders of the Party, the State, the National Assembly, the
Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and mass
organizations to attend.
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
organize a meeting.
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- Leaders of the Party, the State, the National
Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and
mass organizations lay wreaths and pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his
Mausoleum and lay wreaths at the Monument.
- In Hanoi capital, a meeting is organized in
the names of the Party Central Committee, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central
Committee; the Diplomatic Corps and chief representatives of the international
organizations in Hanoi are invited to attend.
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
organize a meeting.
Article 8.- President Ho
Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19)
1. In the odd year
Leaders of the Party, the State, the National
Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and
mass organizations lay wreaths and pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his
Mausoleum.
2. In the round year
- Leaders of the Party, the State, the National
Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and
mass organizations lay wreaths and pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his
Mausoleum.
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city organize a
meeting; invite leaders of the Party, the State, the National Assembly, the
Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and mass
organizations to attend.
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- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province
organize a meeting.
3. In the even year
- In Hanoi, a meeting is organized in the names
of the Party Central Committee, the State, the National Assembly, the
Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; the Diplomatic
Corps and the chief representatives of the international organizations in Hanoi
are invited to attend.
- Other activities are organized like in the
round years.
Article 9.- The Victory
Day (April 30)
1. In the odd year
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city organize a
meeting; invite representatives of the leaderships of the Party, the State, the
National Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central
Committee and mass organizations to attend.
- The Party Committee, the People’s Council, the
People’s Committee and the Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
organize a meeting.
2. In the round year
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- Other activities are organized like in the odd
years.
3. In the even year
- In Hanoi, a meeting is organized in the names
of the Party Central Committee, the State, the National Assembly, the
Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; it is attended by
representatives of the leaderships of the Party, the State, the National
Assembly, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; the
Diplomatic Corps and the chief representatives of the international
organizations in Hanoi are invited to attend.
- Other activities are organized like in the
round years.
- In Ho Chi Minh City, a march and military
parade is organized.
Article 10.- Lunar New
Year Festival (Tet Nguyen dan)
- The State President gives New Year greetings
to the compatriots throughout the country and overseas Vietnamese on Vietnam
Television and Radio Voice of Vietnam on the New Year�s eve.
- The Foreign Minister organizes a get-together
with the Diplomatic Corps and chief representatives of the international
organizations in Hanoi
Chapter III
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Article 11.- Reception
of the Head of State
1. Meeting at the airport
Meeting the foreign delegation shall be the
Director or Deputy Director of the State President’s Office, high-ranking
officials, a vice minister for Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese ambassador to
the guest country, the director of the External Relations Department of the
State President’s Office, the director of the Protocol Department and the
director of the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry and the
ambassador of the guest country.
2. The welcome ceremony at the Presidential
Palace
a/ The State President presides over the welcome
ceremony
b/ The welcome ceremony is attended by the wife
(or husband) of the State President if the wife (or husband) of the visiting
Head of State accompanies the delegation, a Deputy Prime Minister if the
visiting Head of State is concurrently the head of the Government, the director
of the State President’s Office, the President of Hanoi People’s Committee,
accompanying officials, a vice minister for Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese
ambassador to the guest country, Vietnamese officials with positions
corresponding to the positions of the official members of the foreign
delegation, the ambassadors and diplomats of the Embassy of the guest country.
c/ The ceremony is conducted as follows:
- The State President and his wife (or her
husband) greet the visiting Head of State and his wife (or her husband) at the
place where the limousine parks. Guards of Honor stand in two lines in front of
the veranda.
- Bouquets of flowers are presented to the
visiting Head of State and his wife (or her husband).
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- The military band plays the national anthems
of the two countries (the national anthem of the guest country first).
- The commander of the Guards of Honor salutes,
reports and invites the visiting Head of State to review the Honor Guards of
Vietnam People’s Army, comprising the representatives of the three army
services of navy, army and air force.
- The State President and the visiting Head of
State review the Guards of Honor.
- The Guards of Honor wish good health to the
visiting Head of State.
- The State President introduces to the visiting
Head of State the Vietnamese officials and the visiting Head of State
introduces to the State President the members of the guest delegation.
d/ The State President and his wife (or her
husband) and the visiting Head of State and his wife (or her husband) take
photos for memory, then the State President and his wife (or her husband)
receive the delegation in the guest room.
3. Talks
The two Heads of State hold talks at the
Presidential Palace. The number of the Vietnamese participants to the talks
shall correspond to the number of official members of the guest delegation. The
two Heads of State may meet in private before the two delegations hold talks,
if so requested.
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- The Prime Minister meets for talks.
- The National Assembly Chairman meets for talks
if so aspired by the guest.
5. Reception
- The State President gives a grand banquet at
the Presidential Palace. At the banquet, the State President delivers a welcome
speech, the visiting Head of State delivers the reply speech.
- Participants in the banquet on the Vietnamese
side are those who participate in the talks, the welcome and farewell
ceremonies. In case of necessity, an additional number of officials and public
figures who have good relations with the guest country can be invited to
attend. On the guests’ side, the official members of the delegation, a number
of accompanying officials and a number of diplomats of the Embassy are invited.
- After the banquet, an art performance is
organized at the Presidential Palace in welcome of the guests. If the art
performance is organized at the Municipal Opera House or another place, the
Diplomatic Corps and chief representatives of the international organizations
in Hanoi are invited to attend.
6. See-off ceremony
- The State President bids farewell to the
foreign delegation at the Presidential Palace. The State President and his wife
(or her husband) see off the guests at the place where the limousine parks;
present bouquets of flowers to the visiting Head of State and his wife (or her
husband); the Guards of Honor stand in two lines in front of the veranda.
- The participants in the see-off ceremony at
the Presidential Palace and the farewell at the airport are the same as for the
welcome.
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- The welcome level and ceremony shall be the
same as those for the Head of State on official visit.
- The General Secretary and the State President
or the General Secretary and the Prime Minister preside over the welcome,
see-off, talks and reception. The General Secretary and the head of the
visiting delegation review the Guards of Honor.
- People greeting the delegation at the airport,
shall be the same as those for greeting the Head of State, plus the deputy head
of the External Relations Commission of the Party Central Committee.
Participating in the welcome ceremony, the see-off ceremony, talks and
banguests are representatives of the Party and State agencies corresponding to
the official members of the foreign delegation.
Article 13.- Receiving
the Head of Government
1. Greeting at the airport
Greeting the guests shall be the accompanying
officials, a vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese ambassador to
the guest country, the director of the Protocol Department, the director of the
Department for Regional Affairs of the Foreign Ministry.
2. The welcome ceremony
- The Prime Minister presides over the welcome
ceremony.
- Attending the welcome ceremony shall be the
wife (of husband) of the Prime Minister, if the wife (or husband) of the
visiting Head of Government accompanies the delegation, the minister-director
or deputy-director of the Government Office, the president of the Hanoi
People’s Committee, the accompanying officials, a vice-minister for Foreign
Affairs, the Vietnamese ambassador to the guest country, the Vietnamese
officials with positions corresponding to the positions of the official members
of the foreign delegation, the ambassador and diplomats of the guest country’s
embassy.
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3. Talks
The two Government Heads hold talks. The
participants in the talks on the Vietnamese side shall correspond to the
official members of the foreign delegation. The two Government Heads may meet
in private before the two delegations hold talks.
4. Contacts
- The General Secretary receives the guest,
depending on the extent of relationship and the aspiration of the guest.
- The State President receives the guest at the
Presidential Palace.
- The National Assembly Chairman receives the
guest if so aspired by the latter.
5. Reception
- The Prime Minister presides over the reception.
At the reception, the Prime Minister delivers a welcome speech, the visiting
Government Head delivers the reply speech.
- Participants in the reception on the
Vietnamese side include those who take part in the talks, welcome and see-off
ceremonies. In case of necessity, an additional number of officials and public
figures who have good ties with the guest country can be invited to attend. On
the guest’s side, the official members of the foreign delegation, a number of
accompanying officials and diplomats of the embassy are invited.
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6. See-off ceremony
- The see-off ceremony (if any): The Prime
Minister sees off the delegation. The Prime Minister and his wife (or her husband)
bid farewell to the guests at the place where the limousine parks; present
flower bouquets to the visiting Government Head and his wife (or her husband).
The participants in the see-off ceremony shall be the same as for the welcome
ceremony.
- The participants in the see-off at the airport
shall be the same as for the welcome at the airport.
Article 14.- Receiving
the National Assembly chairman
1. Greeting at the airport
Greeting the guests at the airport shall be the
director or deputy-director of the External Relations Commission of the
National Assembly, the director or deputy-director of the National Assembly’s
Office, the director of the External Relations Department of the National
Assembly’s Office, the ambassador and diplomats of the guest country’s Embassy.
2. Welcome ceremony
- The National Assembly chairman presides over
the welcome ceremony.
- Participants in the welcome ceremony shall be
the wife (or husband) of the National Assembly chairman, if the wife (or
husband) of the visiting National Assembly chairman accompanies the foreign
delegation, the director or deputy-director of the National Assembly’s External
Relations Commission, the director or deputy-director of the National
Assembly’s Office, a number of National Assembly deputies and officials
corresponding to the official members of the foreign delegation.
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3. Talks
As agreed upon, talks or meets for view exchange
may be held between the two delegations.
4. Contacts
- The State President receives the guest.
- The General Secretary or the Prime Minister
receives the guest, depending on the extent of relationship and the aspiration
of the guest.
5. Reception
- The National Assembly chairman gives reception
to the visiting National Assembly chairman. At the reception, the National
Assembly chairman reads the welcome speech and the visiting National Assembly
chairman reads the reply speech.
- Participants in the reception on the
Vietnamese side are those who participate in the talks, the welcome and the
see-off. In case of necessity, an additional number of officials and public
figures who have good ties with the guest country can be invited to attend. On
the guest’s side, the official members of the delegation, a number of
accompanying officials and a number of the embassy’s diplomats are invited.
6. See-off ceremony
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- Participants in the see-off ceremony and people
seeing off the guests to the airport shall be the same as for the welcome.
Article 15.- Receiving
Deputy-Head of State
1. Greeting at the airport
Greeting the guests at the airport are
deputy-director of the Office of the State President, the director of the
External Relations Department of the State President’s Office, the director or
deputy-director of the Protocol Department and of the Regional Affairs
Department of the Foreign Ministry, the ambassador and diplomats at the embassy
of the guest country.
2. The welcome ceremony at the Presidential
Palace
- The State Vice-President presides over the
welcome ceremony.
- Participants in the welcome ceremony shall be
the wife (or husband) of the State Vice-President if the wife (or husband) of
the visiting Deputy-Head of State accompanies the foreign delegation, a
vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, a deputy-director of the State President’s
Office and officials corresponding to the official members of the foreign
delegation.
- The State Vice- President and his wife (or her
husband) welcome the guests at the place where the limousine parks; the Guards
of Honor stand in two lines in front of the veranda.
- Presenting flower bouquets to the visiting
Deputy-Head of State and his wife (or her husband).
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- The State Vice-President and his wife (or her
husband) and the visiting Deputy-Head of State and his wife (or her husband)
take photo for keepsakes, then the State Vice-President receives the
delegation.
3. Talks
As agreed upon, talks or meets for view exchange
can be held between the two delegations.
4. Contacts
- The State President receives the guests.
- The General Secretary or the Prime Minister or
the National Assembly chairman receives the guest, depending on the extent of
relationship and the aspiration of the guest.
5. Reception
- The State Vice-President presides over the
reception. At the reception, the State Vice-President delivers a welcome speech
or proposes a toast. The visiting Deputy-Head of State delivers the reply
speech.
- Participants in the reception on the
Vietnamese side shall be those who take part in the talks, the welcome and the
see-off. In case of necessity, an additional number of officials and public
figures having good ties with the guest country may be invited to attend. On
the guest�s side, the
official members of the delegation, a number of accompanying officials and a
number of embassy diplomats are invited.
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- The State Vice-President sees off the guests
at the Presidential Palace. The State Vice-President and his wife (or her
husband) bid farewell to the guests at the place where the limousine parks;
present flower bouquets to the visiting Deputy- Head of State and his wife (or
her husband); the Guards of Honor stand in two lines in front of the veranda.
- The participants in the see-off ceremony and
the people seeing the delegation to the airport shall be the same as for the
welcome.
Article 16.- Receiving
Deputy- Prime Minister, National Assembly vice-Chairman, Foreign Minister
1. Greeting at the airport
- The directors or deputy-directors of the
Protocol Department and the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry
greet the visiting Deputy- Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister at the airport.
- The director of the External Relations
Department of the National Assembly’s Office greets the visiting National
Assembly vice-chairman at the airport.
2. The welcome ceremony, talks and contacts
- The Deputy Prime Minister presides over the
welcome ceremony and holds talks with the visiting Deputy Prime Minister. The
participants therein correspond to the official members of the foreign
delegation. The State President or the Prime Minister receives the guests.
- The National Assembly Vice- Chairman presides
over the welcome ceremony and holds talks with the visiting National Assembly
Vice- Chairman. The participants therein correspond to the official members of
the foreign delegation. The National Assembly Chairman receives the guests.
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3. Reception
Participants in the reception on the Vietnamese
side are those who take part in the talks, the welcome, the see-off.
In case of necessity, an additional number of
officials and public figures having good ties with the guest country may be
invited to attend.
4. Seeing off the delegation
No see-off ceremony is organized. The people
seeing off the delegation to the airport shall be the same as for the welcome
of the delegation.
Article 17.- Receiving
Ministers, chairmen of the National Assembly Commissions or officials of the
equivalent levels
1. Receiving ministers (or officials of
equivalent level)
- The director of the External Relations
Department of the host organization takes prime responsibility for greeting the
delegation at the airport.
- The minister of the host ministry or agency
presides over the welcome, talks and reception.
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- No see-off ceremony is organized. The people
who see off the delegation to the airport shall be the same as for the welcome
of the delegation.
The Defense Ministry shall stipulate the
ceremony to welcome visiting Defense Ministers, Commanders- in- chief in a way
suitable to the international practices and Vietnamese realities.
2. Receiving Chairmen of the National Assembly’s
Committees (or officials of equivalent level)
- The director of the External Relations
Department of the National Assembly’s Office greets the guests at the airport.
- The chairmen of the host Commissions of the
National Assembly preside over the welcome, talks and reception.
- The National Assembly Chairman or
Vice-Chairman receives the guests.
- No see-off ceremony is organized. The people
who see off the delegation to the airport shall be the same as for the welcome
of the delegation.
Chapter IV
RECEPTION OF HIGH-LEVEL
FOREIGN DELEGATIONS ON WORKING VISITS
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Chapter V
RECEPTION OF HIGH-LEVEL
FOREIGN DELEGATIONS ON PERSONAL VISITS, TRANSIT
Article 19.- Receiving
the Head of State, the Government Head, the National Assembly Chairman
1. On personal visit
- The director of the Protocol Department or of
the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry welcomes and sees off
the visiting Head of State, Government Head at the airport. No welcome ceremony
and official contacts are organized. The State President gives a courtesy meet
and cordial reception to the visiting Heads of State; the Prime Minister gives
a courtesy meet and cordial reception to the visiting Government Heads.
- The director of the External Relations
Department of the National Assembly’s Office welcomes and sees off the visiting
National Assembly Chairman at the airport. No welcome ceremony and official
contacts are organized. The National Assembly Chairman gives a courtesy meet
and cordial reception to the visiting National Assembly Chairman.
2. On transit
- A vice-minister for Foreign Affairs welcomes
and sees off the visiting Head of State, Government Head at the airport. If a
delegation requests a stay, we will arrange meals, accommodation and travel. If
a delegation requests transit in a locality, the president of the People’s Committee
of the province or centrally-run city (hereinafter called the provincial level
for short) receives the delegation.
- The head or deputy-head of the External
Relations Commission of the National Assembly or the director or
deputy-director of the National Assembly’s Office welcomes and sees off the
visiting National Assembly chairman at the airport. If the delegation requests
a stay, we shall arrange meals, accommodation and travel. If the delegation
transits in a locality, the chairman of the provincial-level People’s Council
receives the delegation.
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1. On personal visit
The director or deputy-director of the Protocol
Department or the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry welcomes
and sees off the visiting Deputy-Head of State; The State Vice-President gives
a courtesy meet and cordial reception.
2. On transit
Deputy-director of the State President’s Office
welcomes the visiting Deputy-Head of State at the airport. If the delegation
transits in a locality, the president of the provincial-level People�s Committee receives the
delegation.
Article 21.- Receiving
the Deputy- Prime Minister, the National Assembly Vice-Chairman, the Foreign
Minister
1. On personal visit
- The director or deputy-director of the
Protocol Department or the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry
welcomes and sees off the visiting Deputy- Prime Minister at the airport. The
Deputy- Prime Minister gives a courtesy meet and cordial reception to the
visiting Deputy- Prime Minister.
- The director or deputy-director of the
External Relations Department of the National Assembly’s Office welcomes and
sees off the visiting National Assembly Vice-Chairman at the airport. The
National Assembly Vice-Chairman gives courtesy meet and cordial reception to
the visiting National Assembly Vice-Chairman.
- The director or deputy-director of the
Protocol Department or the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry
welcomes and sees off the visiting Foreign Minister at the airport. The Foreign
Minister gives courtesy meet and cordial reception to the visiting Foreign
Minister.
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- The director or deputy-director of the
Protocol Department or the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry
welcomes and sees off the visiting Deputy- Prime Minister, Foreign Minister at
the airport. If the delegation transits in a locality, the Vice-President of
the provincial-level People�s
Committee receives the delegation.
- The director or deputy-director of the
External Relations Department of the National Assembly�s Office welcomes and sees off the visiting
National Assembly Vice-Chairman at the airport. If the delegation transits in a
locality, the Vice-Chairman of the provincial-level People’s Council receives
the delegation.
Chapter VI
RECEIVING A NUMBER OF
OTHER DELEGATIONS
Article
22.-
1. The levels of welcome
accorded to the Senate Chairman, the House of Representatives Chairman, the
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary
Organization (AIPO) President shall be the same as those accorded to the
National Assembly Chairman; the welcome accorded to the Senate Vice Chairman
and the House of Representatives Vice-Chairman shall be the same as that
accorded to the National Assembly Vice-Chairman.
2. The level of welcome accorded to the King’s
successor or the Queen’s successor being guest of the State Vice-President
shall be the same as that for the Deputy- Head of State.
3. The leadership of the Foreign Ministry
assumes the prime responsibility to welcome, receive and give reception to the
other Royal Family members being guests of the Foreign Ministry. The State
Vice-President or the Deputy-Prime Minister gives a courtesy reception if so
aspired by the guests.
4. Royal Family members who lead economic,
cultural or social delegations being guests of any ministries or branches, the
leadership of such ministries or branches assumes the prime responsibility to
receive and give reception to the guests.
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6. The Foreign Ministry assumes the prime
responsibility to welcome and receive the former Heads of State, Government
Heads, former Deputy-Heads of State, Deputy- Prime Ministers on visits at the
invitation of the State President, the Prime Minister, the State
Vice-President, the Deputy- Prime Minister.
7. The National Assembly’s Office assumes the prime
responsibility to receive the former National Assembly Chairmen and
Vice-Chairmen of the guest countries, the Secretaries General of the AIPO, IPU
and inter-parliamentary organizations being on visits at the invitation of the
National Assembly Chairman or Vice Chairman.
8. The former Heads of State, Government Heads,
National Assembly Chairmen, Deputy-Heads of State, Deputy- Prime Ministers,
National Assembly Vice-Chairmen being guests of any agencies, such agencies
shall assume the prime responsibility to welcome and receive the guests. The
host agencies shall propose senior leaders to receive the guests if the latter
so wish.
Chapter VII
OTHER STIPULATIONS ON
RECEPTION OF FOREIGN HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATIONS
Article 23.- The wreath
laying and paying tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum and the
wreath laying at the Monument
1. For the Head of State, the Government Head,
the National Assembly Chairman, the Deputy-Head of State being on official
visits:
- At President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the leadership
of the Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum welcomes and
guides the delegation in laying wreaths and paying tribute to President Ho Chi
Minh at his Mausoleum.
- At the Monument, the leadership of the
Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum welcomes and guides the
delegation in laying wreaths; the Guards of Honor stand in two lines. For a
moment of silence, the military band plays the tune "Chieu hon tu si"
(Calling up the war dead’s souls).
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Article 24.-
Accompanying officials and position of Vietnamese ambassadors to the guest
countries
1. Accompanying officials
- A minister or the director of the State
President’s Office accompanies the guest Head of State on official visit or
working visit.
- A minister or a vice-minister accompanies the
guest Government Head on official visit or working visit.
- The head or deputy-head of the External
Relations Commission of the National Assembly or the director or
deputy-director of the National Assembly’s Office accompanies the guest
National Assembly Chairman on official visit or working visit.
2. The position of Vietnamese ambassadors to the
guest countries
In all external activities, the position of the
Vietnamese ambassador to the guest country is immediately after the positions
of the Government members.
Article 25.- Flag
flying and decoration
1. For the Head of State, the Government Head
being on official visit: At the airport, the national flags of the two
countries are flown and welcome slogans are hung; the front gate of the
Presidential Palace and some places along the main routes where the delegation
travels through are decorated with clumps of the two countries’ banners and welcome
slogans in Vietnamese language and the language of the guest country or in
English/French; at the place where the delegation head stays and on his/her
limousine, the two countries’ national flags are flown.
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2. For the National Assembly chairman, the
Deputy Head of State on official visit, the two countries’ national flags are
flown at the airport, the reception venue, the chief delegate’s accommodation
place and on his/her car.
3. For the Deputy-Prime Minister, the National
Assembly Vice-Chairman, the Foreign Minister on official visit or working
visit: the two countries’ national flags are flown at the reception venues and
on the car of the chief delegate.
4. When welcoming, seeing off the Head of State,
the Government Head, the National Assembly Chairman and the Deputy-Head of
State on official visit, working visit, red carpet is laid from the ramp of the
airplane to the place where his/her limousine parks.
Article 26.- Motorcade,
way-clearance vehicles
1. The limousine of the Head of State on
official visit is escorted by 8 motorcycles and led by police cars. The vehicle
of the Government Head on official visit is escorted by 6 motorcycles and led
by police cars. The motorcades apply only to formal activities in Hanoi capital
and Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Foreign delegations coming for working
visits, personal visits, or on transit are not escorted by motorcades.
3. Delegations of the level of minister, head of
the National Assembly Commission or higher level, being on official visits,
working visits, personal visits, transit are led by police cars in formal
activities.
Article 27.- Payment of
expenses
The payment of expenses for foreign delegations
visiting Vietnam shall comply with international practices and on the
reciprocal basis. The Finance Ministry and the Foreign Ministry guide the
implementation of this regulation.
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Presents are presented to the chief delegates
and their wives (or husband) of the delegations on official visits, working
visits or personal visits. For special cases, presents will be presented to the
official members and accompanying officials. The presents are produced by
Vietnam and reflect the nation’s cultural identity.
Article 29.- Welcoming
and seeing off foreign high-level delegations coming and leaving by land,
railway and/or waterway
Welcoming and seeing off foreign high-level
delegations coming and leaving by land, railway and/or waterway are similar to
the welcoming and seeing off the delegations which come and leave by air but
are conducted according to our country’s practical capability.
Article 30.- Welcoming,
seeing off foreign high-level delegations touring localities
- When foreign Heads of State, Government Heads,
Deputy-Heads of State visiting localities, representatives of the leadership of
the provincial-level People’s Committees welcome, see off the delegations at
the airport if they come and leave by air, at their provincial boundaries if
they travel by land, at ports if they travel by waterways. For foreign National
Assembly Chairmen, the representatives of the leadership of the provincial-level
People’s Councils welcome and see off the delegations at the airport if they
travel by air, at their provincial boundaries if they travel by land, at ports
if they travel by waterways.
- When welcoming and receiving foreign
high-level delegations on visits to localities, high esteem, thoughtfulness and
economy should be ensured; no review of honor guards, no welcome meeting is
organized; only welcome venues are decorated with flags and slogans if the
delegations are on official visits. A reception or cordial get-together is
organized; invited thereto on the Vietnamese side are those who directly work
with the delegations and on the guest’s side, the official members of the
delegations and a number of accompanying officials.
- The host agencies shall have to guide the
localities in protocol procedures and proper programs for reception of the
delegation.
Chapter VIII
SEEING OFF AND WELCOMING
BACK VIETNAMESE HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATIONS ON OVERSEAS TOURS
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1. The director or deputy-director of the Office
of the Party Central Committee and the head or deputy-head of the Party Central
Committee’s External Relations Commission see off and welcome back the General
Secretary.
2. The director or deputy-director of the State
President’s Office sees off and welcomes back the State President, the State
Vice-President.
3. The minister-director or deputy-director of
the Government Office sees off and welcomes back the Prime Minister.
4. The head or deputy-head of the External
Relations Commission of the National Assembly and the director or
deputy-director of the National Assembly’s Office see off and welcome back the
National Assembly Chairman.
Chapter IX
SOME CEREMONIES FOR THE
DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN HANOI
Article 32.-
Presentation of credentials by ambassadors
1. The ambassadors present credentials to the
State President at the Presidential Palace. Present at the credentials-
presenting ceremony are director or deputy-director of the State President’s
Office, a vice - minister for Foreign Affairs, the director of the Protocol
Department and the director of the Regional Affairs Department of the Foreign
Ministry.
2. The director of the Protocol Department of
the Foreign Ministry receives the ambassadors to accept the copies of the
Credentials and introduce the credentials-presenting ceremony to them.
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Article 33.-
Ambassadors pay courtesy and farewell visits
The Foreign Ministry arranges time for the
ambassadors to pay courtesy visits to the Prime Minister, the National Assembly
Chairman and the Foreign Minister after their presentation of credentials and
to pay a farewell visits to the State President, the Prime Minister and the
Foreign Minister before ending their terms of office in Vietnam. The
arrangement of courtesy visits and farewell visits to senior leaders by the
cross-accredited ambassadors shall be the same as for the residence
ambassadors, but depend on the concrete time and circumstances.
Article 34.- Receiving
heads of representative offices of international organizations
The Prime Minister collectively receives the heads
of the international organizations’ representative offices in Hanoi on the
occasion of the United Nations’ founding anniversary on October 24 every year.
Other contacts with leaders shall be considered
and proposed by the Foreign Ministry and the host agencies.
Article 35.- Attending
foreign countries’ National Day receptions in Hanoi
1. In odd years and round years
A Minister or a Vice-Minister is the key guest
at the foreign countries’ National Day receptions in Hanoi. The key guest is equivalent
in rank to the leading official of the foreign country attending our country’s
National Day reception. The key guest proposes toasts.
2. In the even years
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Article 36.- The
Diplomatic Corps and the chief representatives of international organizations
in Hanoi attend the opening sessions of the National Assembly
Annually, the Diplomatic Corps and the chief
representatives of the international organizations in Hanoi are invited to
attend the opening sessions of the National Assembly.
Article 37.- Besides
the regulations on contacts with the Diplomatic Corps as mentioned in this
Decree, those agencies, localities or individuals requesting to meet or invite
the entire Diplomatic Corps to attend activities must consult with the Foreign
Ministry.
Chapter X
IMPLEMENTATION
PROVISIONS
Article 38.- In order
to uniformly manage the reception of foreign guests by senior leaders, the host
agencies arrange the guests social calls to Party leaders via the External
Relations Commission of the Party Central Committee; to the State President or
State Vice-President via the State President’s Office; to the Prime Minister
via the Government’s Office; and to the National Assembly Chairman or
Vice-Chairman via the National Assembly’s Office.
The Foreign Ministry acts as a coordinator
arranging, through the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission,
the State President’s Office, the National Assembly’s Office and the
Government’s Office, reception of the Diplomatic Corps and chief representatives
of the international organizations in Hanoi by leaders of the Party, the State,
the National Assembly and the Government.
Article
39.-
1. The Foreign Ministry
assumes the prime responsibility and coordinates with the Ministry of Culture
and Information in guiding the implementation of this Decree.
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3. The celebration of big anniversaries shall
comply with the provisions in Chapter II of this Decree. For special cases, the
Government shall provide specific instructions. For other provinces and
centrally-run cities not mentioned in this Decree, the celebration of big
anniversaries shall be carried out in conformity with the practical conditions
of their respective localities.
Article 40.-
Implementation effect
1. This Decree takes effect 15 days after its
signing and replaces the stipulations on celebration of big anniversaries and
reception of foreign guests in Decree No. 186-HDBT of June 2, 1992 of the
Council of Ministers, promulgating the "Regulation on a number of State
ceremonies and reception of foreign guests."
2. The ministers, the heads of the
ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the
Government and the presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities shall have to implement this Decree.
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Phan Van Khai